Chicago · 17th Edition
How to Cite an Article in Chicago Style
Learn to cite magazine and newspaper articles in Chicago format. Examples for print and online sources.
Quick Answer
To cite a magazine or newspaper article in Chicago style (17th edition), use: Last, First. "Article Title." Publication Name, Month Day, Year. URL. Put the article title in quotation marks and italicize the publication name. Use the full date with unabbreviated month names — Chicago does not abbreviate months, unlike MLA. Include the URL for online articles. For print articles, page numbers are optional for newspapers but should be included for magazines when available. The footnote format uses normal name order: First Last, "Article Title," Publication Name, Month Day, Year, URL. For author-date in-text citations: (Johnson 2024). Example: Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, March 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work. The key difference between magazine/newspaper and journal citations in Chicago is that periodicals use full dates without volume or issue numbers. CiteMe determines source type automatically and applies the correct Chicago format for journals, magazines, and newspapers.
Quick answer: To cite a article in Chicago (17th Edition), use this template: Last, First. "Article Title." Publication Name, Month Day, Year. URL.
Citation template
Full example
Reference / Bibliography
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, March 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
In-text citation
(Johnson 2024)
Source breakdown
- author
- Johnson, Sarah
- title
- The Future of Remote Work
- site
- The Atlantic
- year
- March 15, 2024
- url
- https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work
Tips
- ✓Use full publication dates for magazines/newspapers
- ✓Italicize publication names
- ✓Include URL for online articles
- ✓Put article titles in quotation marks
Common mistakes
- ⚠Using only the year for dated publications
- ⚠Forgetting to italicize publication name
- ⚠Omitting URLs for online articles
- ⚠Not using quotation marks for article titles
Before & after
Using only the year instead of the full date
Wrong
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
Correct
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, March 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
Chicago requires the full date (Month Day, Year) for magazine and newspaper articles, not just the year. The full date distinguishes periodical articles from journal articles.
Mixing footnote and bibliography punctuation
Wrong
Johnson, Sarah, "The Future of Remote Work," The Atlantic, March 15, 2024, https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
Correct
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, March 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
The bibliography uses periods between major elements (author. title. publication). Footnotes use commas. Do not mix the two formats.
Abbreviating month names
Wrong
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, Mar. 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
Correct
Johnson, Sarah. "The Future of Remote Work." The Atlantic, March 15, 2024. https://www.theatlantic.com/future-remote-work.
Chicago uses full, unabbreviated month names (March, not Mar.). This differs from MLA, which abbreviates months longer than four letters.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cite a newspaper article in Chicago?
Include the full date, section if applicable, and URL for online versions. Page numbers are optional for newspapers.
What's the difference between citing a magazine and journal article?
Magazines use full dates without volume/issue numbers. Journals use volume, issue, and page numbers.
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